1、 Cement Net News: Notice of Cement Price Increase in Eastern Hubei
Cement prices in eastern Hubei are affected by the continuous rise of raw materials and the golden nine silver ten peak seasons, and the rising production costs lead to a strong willingness of enterprises to raise prices. Since the 23rd, the price of bulk cement in Wuhan and its surrounding areas in eastern Hubei has been raised by 50 yuan per ton, and the price of bagged cement has been raised by 30 yuan per ton. However, the overall demand is not good at present, and the actual effect of the price increase still needs to be observed.
Investment in real estate development in Shanghai increased by 7.8% in the first three quarters, while the sales area of commercial housing decreased by 5.9%. The listing of Jiayuan International was cancelled because it did not publish its financial results. Qichun County, Hubei Province, has successfully implemented the first hollow beam transfer body in China. This 148-meter-long, 9000-ton T-shaped beam rotates 47 degrees counterclockwise and is accurately in place, which promotes the development of regional industrial linkage.
3、 Market price changes of important means of production in the circulation field in mid-October 2024
In mid-October 2024, the market prices of 50 important means of production in 9 categories monitored in the national circulation field fluctuated compared with the first ten days of October, with 13 products rising, 35 prices falling and 2 prices flat. The rise includes some non-ferrous metals, chemical products and non-metallic building materials, while the decline involves ferrous metals, chemical products, agricultural products and other fields. The range of rise and fall is different, reflecting the dynamic changes of market prices.
4、 Notice of the General Office of the Ministry of Emergency Management and the General Office of the General Administration of Financial Supervision on Giving Full Play to the Function of Safety Production Liability Insurance to Help the Three-year Action of Safety Production
The General Office of the Ministry of Emergency Management and the General Office of the General Administration of Financial Supervision issued a circular, emphasizing the need to give full play to the role of safety production liability insurance (safety liability insurance) in the three-year action to tackle the root causes of safety production. Relevant departments and insurance institutions are required to strengthen organizational promotion, concentrate their efforts on investigating hidden dangers of major accidents, strengthen the preventive function of safety liability insurance in advance, and increase the cost of accident prevention services. At the same time, we should strengthen supervision, management and support, ensure the steady progress of the work, promote the level of safety risk management and control of production and business units, and promote the transformation of safety management to pre-prevention.
On October 24, 2024, the China Cement Double Carbon Conference and the 12th Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Technology Exchange Conference were held in Wuhu, Anhui Province. More than 400 industry leaders and enterprise representatives focused on low-carbon development and green upgrading issues, discussed energy efficiency improvement and application of energy-saving and carbon reduction technologies, and promoted low-carbon transformation of the cement industry. At the conference, Gao Dengbang, president of China Cement Association, stressed the importance of energy conservation and emission reduction, and Zhu Shengli, general manager of Conch Group, shared the group's double-carbon action plan. Experts and scholars put forward the technical path and prospect of carbon reduction in cement industry, the support of digital transformation for green development of the industry, and the impact of alternative fuel use on production performance.
6、 Relevant responsible comrades of the National Development and Reform Commission answered reporters' questions on the Work Program for Improving the Statistical Accounting System for Carbon Emissions
In order to speed up the construction of a sound statistical accounting system for carbon emissions, the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments jointly issued the Work Programme for Improving the Statistical Accounting System for Carbon Emissions. The plan puts forward the short-term goals of consolidating the data base and establishing the annual report system by 2025, as well as the long-term goals of improving the accounting ability and building a complete system from 2026 to 2030. Specific tasks include improving the accounting system at the regional, industrial and enterprise levels, establishing a database, and promoting the application of technology and international cooperation. The next step is to establish a work coordination mechanism, formulate specific plans and promote the implementation of tasks.
7、 Tapai Group Third Quarter 2024 Results Briefing
In the third quarter of 2024, Guangdong Tapai Group Co., Ltd. was affected by the downturn of real estate and infrastructure investment, and the sales volume and price of cement declined, with operating income of 2.930 billion yuan and net profit of 381 million yuan. The sales price of cement decreased by 18.27%, the cost decreased by 11.96%, and the profit level declined year on year. The company alleviated the decline of performance through the increase of securities investment income. In the future, it will strengthen management, reduce costs, improve efficiency and achieve annual goals.
8、 Cement Net Data: Port Coal Price Statistics (10.18-10.24)
On October 24, 2024, the port coal price list showed that the coal prices in the ports around the Bohai Sea, East China and Jiangnei were stable, and the coal prices in some ports changed. Such as: Qinhuangdao Port, Caofeidian Port, such as 5500 kcal coal prices are 860 yuan/ton, flat with last week. However, there was no significant change in the ports of Xiamen and Quanzhou in South China. The price of general bituminous coal at Xinsha Port dropped slightly to 500 yuan/ton, while the price of Australian coal and Indonesian coal dropped slightly. More coal market data can be viewed on the cement big data platform.
